United States Army Special Forces
Special operations branch of the U.S. Army
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| December 2024 | Special Forces Brigades were deployed to the streets of Seoul during a declaration of martial law, demonstrating their role in national security and internal crisis management. |
| July 2023 | Col. Gabriel A. Szody assumes command of the 5th Special Forces Group, becoming the most recent commander as of the current date. |
| August 2021 | Special Forces concluded their operational involvement in Afghanistan with the U.S. military withdrawal, marking the end of a two-decade-long engagement in the region. |
| 2020 | The first woman actually joined the Green Berets, marking a significant milestone in gender integration for the US Army Special Forces. |
| 2019 | Special forces conducted the Barisha Raid in Syria. |
| November 4 2016 | A tragic incident occurred when a Jordanian guard opened fire on a Green Berets convoy returning from a training exercise at a base in Jordan. In the attack, 3 Green Berets were killed. The U.S. troops responded by shooting the Jordanian guard, severely wounding him. |
| 2015 | In the zombie comedy film 'Range 15', U.S. military veterans portray fictionalized versions of themselves, with some being former Special Forces. |
| 2014 | Norwegian Special Operation Forces established Jegertroppen, an all-female special forces unit, marking a significant step in removing gender restrictions in special forces. |
| 2012 | Admiral William H. McRaven, then commanding officer of USSOCOM, presented a posture statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services describing two approaches to special forces operations: direct and indirect. |
| 2010 | The film 'Dear John' features a Special Forces soldier who reenlists after the September 11 terrorist attacks. |
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See Also
1st Special Forces Command
Division-sized component of US Army Special Operations Command
United States Army Special Operations Command
Army component of the U.S. Special Operations Command
United States Special Operations Command
Unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for special operations